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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name               = High Priestess
| image               = High Priestess TV Series.jpg
| image                    = High Priestess TV Series.jpg
| caption             = Official poster
| caption                 = Official poster
| genre               = [[Mystery (genre)|Mystery]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| genre                   = [[Mystery (genre)|Mystery]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| based_on             =
| based_on                 =  
| runtime             =  
| runtime                 =  
| creator             = Pushpa Ignatius
| creator                 = Pushpa Ignatius
| director             = Pushpa Ignatius
| director                 = Pushpa Ignatius
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
| starring                 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amala Akkineni]]
* [[Amala Akkineni]]
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Bhavani Sre]]
* [[Aadhav Kannadasan]]
}}
}}
| writer                  = {{ubl|Pushpa Ignatius(Screenplay) | Shashank Srivastav(Dialogues)}}
| screenplay          = {{ubl|Pushpa Ignatius|Shashank Srivastav(Dialogues)}}
| theme_music_composer     =  
| theme_music_composer =  
| composer                 = Gopal Rao Paranandi
| composer             = Gopal Rao Paranandi
| country                 = India
| country             = India
| language                 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| language             = Telugu
| location                 = India
| location             = India
| cinematography           = [[Soundararajan (cinematographer)|Soundar Rajan]]
| cinematography       = [[Soundararajan (cinematographer)|Soundararajan]]
| editor                   = Richard Kevin. A
| editor               = Richard Kevin. A
| network                 = [[Zee5]]
| network             = [[Zee5]]
| picture_format          = [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| released             = {{Start date|df=y|2019|4|25}}
| released                 =
| company             = Tribal Horse Entertainment
| first_aired              = {{Start date|df=y|2019|4|25}}
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
| last_aired              =
| company                 = Tribal Horse Entertainment
| distributor              =
| executive_producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Ram Ganesan
* Ram Ganesan
}}
}}
| producer                 = {{Plainlist|
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Krishna (Tamil actor)|Krishna Kulasekaran]]  
* [[Krishna (Tamil actor)|Krishna Kulasekaran]]  
* Shanmugharaja. H
* Shanmugharaja. H
}}
}}
| num_seasons             = 1
| num_seasons         = 1
| num_episodes             = 8
| num_episodes         = 8
| list_episodes           = #Episodes
| list_episodes       =  
| website                  = https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624
| related             =
| related                 =  
}}
}}
'''''High Priestess ''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Thriller film|thriller]] [[web series]] by Pushpa Ignatius that premiered on [[Zee5|ZEE5]] on 25 April 2019.<ref name=TheHindu>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amala-akkineni-looks-forward-to-her-web-series-high-priestess-and-she-discusses-the-possibilities-of-the-digital-medium/article26874314.ece/amp/|title=Meet the 'High Priestess'|last=Devi Dundoo|first=Sangeetha|date=18 April 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> It is directed by Ignatius and stars [[Amala Akkineni]] and [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]].<ref name=TheHindu/>
'''''High Priestess ''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Thriller film|thriller]] [[web series]] that premiered on [[Zee5|ZEE5]] on 25 April 2019.<ref name=TheHindu>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amala-akkineni-looks-forward-to-her-web-series-high-priestess-and-she-discusses-the-possibilities-of-the-digital-medium/article26874314.ece/|title=Meet the 'High Priestess'|last=Devi Dundoo|first=Sangeetha|date=18 April 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210183239/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amala-akkineni-looks-forward-to-her-web-series-high-priestess-and-she-discusses-the-possibilities-of-the-digital-medium/article26874314.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is directed by Pushpa Ignatius and stars [[Amala Akkineni]] and [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]] with [[Bhavani Sre]] and [[Aadhav Kannadasan]].<ref name=TheHindu/>


== Promotion ==
== Promotion ==
The series was announced with six other Telugu [[Zee5|ZEE5]] Originals in November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugubullet.com/zee5-launches-latest-telugu-originals/|title=Zee5 Launches Latest Telugu Originals|date=20 November 2018|website=Telugu Bullet|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> which also marks debut of [[Amala Akkineni]] into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/first-look-of-amala-akkinenis-the-high-priestess-releases/|title=First-Look Of Amala Akkineni's 'The High Priestess' Releases|last=Murali|first=Aarthi|date=8 April 2019|website=Silverscreen India|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nettv4u.com/latest-telugu-celebrity-news/amala-s-high-priestess-trailer-impresses|title=Amala's High Priestess Trailer Impresses!|date=11 April 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
The series was announced with six other Telugu [[Zee5|ZEE5]] Originals in November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugubullet.com/zee5-launches-latest-telugu-originals/|title=Zee5 Launches Latest Telugu Originals|date=20 November 2018|website=Telugu Bullet|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426103919/https://telugubullet.com/zee5-launches-latest-telugu-originals/|url-status=live}}</ref> which also marks debut of [[Amala Akkineni]] into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/first-look-of-amala-akkinenis-the-high-priestess-releases/|title=First-Look Of Amala Akkineni's 'The High Priestess' Releases|last=Murali|first=Aarthi|date=8 April 2019|website=Silverscreen India|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412214351/https://silverscreen.in/news/first-look-of-amala-akkinenis-the-high-priestess-releases/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nettv4u.com/latest-telugu-celebrity-news/amala-s-high-priestess-trailer-impresses|title=Amala's High Priestess Trailer Impresses!|date=11 April 2019|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413214159/https://www.nettv4u.com/latest-telugu-celebrity-news/amala-s-high-priestess-trailer-impresses|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/high-priestess-review-web-series-rides-amala-little-else-100949|title='High Priestess' review: A paranormal web series that rides on Amala|date=April 30, 2019|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/high-priestess-review-web-series-rides-amala-little-else-100949|title='High Priestess' review: A paranormal web series that rides on Amala|date=April 30, 2019|website=The News Minute|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501000509/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/high-priestess-review-web-series-rides-amala-little-else-100949|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes.<ref name="airdate">{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039|title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world|last=Ramachandran|first=Mythily|date=24 April 2019|website=Gulf News|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.
The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes.<ref name="airdate">{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039|title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world|last=Ramachandran|first=Mythily|date=24 April 2019|website=Gulf News|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407190542/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039|url-status=live}}</ref> During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
*[[Amala Akkineni]] as Swathi Reddy, a [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader
*[[Amala Akkineni]] as Swathi Reddy, a [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader
** [[Bhavani Sre]] as young Swathi Reddy
*[[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]] as Vikram, Swathi's friend
*[[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]] as Vikram, Swathi's friend
 
** [[Aadhav Kannadasan]] as young Vikram
=== Recurring ===
* [[Aadhav Kannadasan]] as young Vikram
* Bhavani Sre as young Swathi Reddy
* Monisha Duraibabu as Sneha Reddy, Swathi's daughter
* Monisha Duraibabu as Sneha Reddy, Swathi's daughter


=== Guests ===
=== Guests ===
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Tamil actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Pooja
* [[Vijayalakshmi Feroz|Vijayalakshmi]] as Pooja
* [[Nandini Rai]] as Ruby
* [[Nandini Rai]] as Ruby
* [[Brahmaji]] as Lawyer
* [[Brahmaji]] as Lawyer
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* [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as Vaishnavi
* [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as Vaishnavi
* [[Siddhartha Shankar]] as Ruby's husband
* [[Siddhartha Shankar]] as Ruby's husband
* [[Baby Dakshana]] as Ruby's daughter Neha


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|tt10173178}}
* {{official|https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624}}
* {{official website|https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624}}


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High Priestess
Official poster
GenreMystery
Thriller
Created byPushpa Ignatius
Screenplay by
  • Pushpa Ignatius
  • Shashank Srivastav(Dialogues)
Directed byPushpa Ignatius
Starring
ComposerGopal Rao Paranandi
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Ram Ganesan
Producers
Production locationIndia
CinematographySoundararajan
EditorRichard Kevin. A
Production companyTribal Horse Entertainment
Release
Original networkZee5
Original release25 April 2019 (2019-04-25)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

High Priestess is an Indian Telugu-language thriller web series that premiered on ZEE5 on 25 April 2019.[1] It is directed by Pushpa Ignatius and stars Amala Akkineni and Kishore Kumar with Bhavani Sre and Aadhav Kannadasan.[1]

Promotion[edit | edit source]

The series was announced with six other Telugu ZEE5 Originals in November 2018[2] which also marks debut of Amala Akkineni into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media.[3] Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.[4] [5]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned Tarot reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes.[6] During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Guests[edit | edit source]

Episodes[edit | edit source]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [6]
1"Maya"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Swathi founds herself in midst of a missing person's case. Her capabilities are revealed.
2"Ruby"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Swathi surprises after seeing her old college friend, Vikram and starts narrating the story of Ruby an air hostess who lost her beauty charm after marriage.
3"Vanity"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Ruby unleashes an ancient demon in the search of eternal beauty. She comes to Swathi Reddy begging for help which may lead to exorcism.
4"12:15"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Swathi and Vikram goes through their old memories. She starts talking about her first case in which Siddharth was haunted by numbers and how she solved it.
5"Vengeance"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Swathi and Vikram talk about their short-lived relationship. As Swathi reached for something a coconut falls out. Vikram was curious to know about it. Swathi starts narrating a lawyer's story which seems funny at the start but takes an interesting twist.
6"Innocence"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
This a tale of a suburban couple Ram, Vaishnavi and their kid Abhinav moves into a house that has a tinge of paranormal history and the events drags Swathi into this ordeal.
7"Friends"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Swathi and Vikram grow closer when Krishna arrives at their doorstep. A new tale about Radhika, Varun and Krishna and their friendship start.
8"Into the light"Pushpa IgnatiusPushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)
Radhika's spirit continues to appear for Krishna. Swathi helps Krishna and get Vikram to speak about their relationship openly.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (18 April 2019). "Meet the 'High Priestess'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Zee5 Launches Latest Telugu Originals". Telugu Bullet. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Murali, Aarthi (8 April 2019). "First-Look Of Amala Akkineni's 'The High Priestess' Releases". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Amala's High Priestess Trailer Impresses!". 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "'High Priestess' review: A paranormal web series that rides on Amala". The News Minute. 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ramachandran, Mythily (24 April 2019). "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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